Maureen stayed with us for a few days in mid-October, trained to Salzburg, Austria, to see her sister who is studying there, and then spent a few more days with us before headng home. It was great to see her, although she made it VERY clear that she was here to meet and spend time with Emma first and hang out with Kurt and me if there was time left over (who can blame her really? Emma is such a darling!) .
Emma loved Maureen the minute she saw her. We're thinking it is because our hair is similar. (Or because Maureen is just awesome.) Emma even did long spurts of tummy time when Maureen was playing with her which was amazing!
Maureen brought Emma a bumbo seat and tray. Emma loves sitting in it and playing with her cars, although most of the time, the cars drive off a cliff and someone has to get them for her. :) Emma is sitting up well on her own, but since our floors are so hard, we keep Emma on play mats. The bumbo seat has come in handy when we want to take Emma into the office or bedroom to get something done and don't just want to lay her on the floor.
While Maureen was here, we toured Mainz, shopped in Wiesbaden, and took day trips to Koblenz and Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Kurt and I had never been to Koblenz, which is a very cute town at the convergence of the Rhein and Mosel rivers. The drive to Koblenz consisted of 3 detours, but was well worth it. We saw beautiful autumn colors and arrived in town just in time for lunch. We had beautiful weather and enjoyed walking around the town, seeing half-timbered houses, going into churches, witnessing the Das Schängelchen (The Spitting Boy) fountain, and seeing the Deutsche Eck (literally, the German Corner). We drove home alone the Rhein river and enjoyed the castles on the hills and vineyards along the river banks.
We consider Rothenburg to be the quintesential German town and love taking visitors there. It is about 2 hours away and makes a perfect day trip. Again, we arrived just in time for lunch. Unfortunately, we had one of the least appetizing meals ever. This is what we get for not using one of "Rick's Recs". Oh well. Live and learn. We had a fun afternoon walking around the city wall, walking around town, and shopping in the Christmas stores.
Unfortunately, Maureen's visit came to an end much too soon. We're looking forward to visiting her in Georgia soon!
Here are some pictures from her visit:
Emma loved Maureen the minute she saw her. We're thinking it is because our hair is similar. (Or because Maureen is just awesome.) Emma even did long spurts of tummy time when Maureen was playing with her which was amazing!
Maureen brought Emma a bumbo seat and tray. Emma loves sitting in it and playing with her cars, although most of the time, the cars drive off a cliff and someone has to get them for her. :) Emma is sitting up well on her own, but since our floors are so hard, we keep Emma on play mats. The bumbo seat has come in handy when we want to take Emma into the office or bedroom to get something done and don't just want to lay her on the floor.
While Maureen was here, we toured Mainz, shopped in Wiesbaden, and took day trips to Koblenz and Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Kurt and I had never been to Koblenz, which is a very cute town at the convergence of the Rhein and Mosel rivers. The drive to Koblenz consisted of 3 detours, but was well worth it. We saw beautiful autumn colors and arrived in town just in time for lunch. We had beautiful weather and enjoyed walking around the town, seeing half-timbered houses, going into churches, witnessing the Das Schängelchen (The Spitting Boy) fountain, and seeing the Deutsche Eck (literally, the German Corner). We drove home alone the Rhein river and enjoyed the castles on the hills and vineyards along the river banks.
We consider Rothenburg to be the quintesential German town and love taking visitors there. It is about 2 hours away and makes a perfect day trip. Again, we arrived just in time for lunch. Unfortunately, we had one of the least appetizing meals ever. This is what we get for not using one of "Rick's Recs". Oh well. Live and learn. We had a fun afternoon walking around the city wall, walking around town, and shopping in the Christmas stores.
Unfortunately, Maureen's visit came to an end much too soon. We're looking forward to visiting her in Georgia soon!
Here are some pictures from her visit:
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